Body Image Double Standard: Men's Veins Are Sexy, Women's Are Not--What Gives?

You may remember, a while back, that Angelina Jolie's veiny arms have caused a stir in the press--magazine editors worried that her ultra-veiny arms would turn people off, so they were airburshed. And now, bloggers are taking a look at more instances of airbrushed veins for women and a celebration of veins for men. I'm curious, where do you fall on this veiny issue? Are you proud or self-conscious of the veins on your bod?

Jezebel took an interesting look at Justin Timberlake's veined arm on Entertainment Weekly's new cover, noting that Madonna's veins were reportedly airbrushed away in Dolce & Gabbana ads.

Weight Loss Surgery—The Benefits and Pitfalls You Should Be Aware of

Undertaking weight loss surgery is a huge decision. This article offers a balanced view of the benefits and downsides of such surgery as well as looking at alternative types of surgery.

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Being overweight is difficult, and that is not just because people look down on larger individuals. It is also difficult to find attractive clothes, make large purchases, enjoy good health, play sports, and do all of the things so many others can do easily and with little effort. Fortunately, for those individuals who are overweight and cannot seem to find a way to lose the weight through dieting or exercise, then weight loss surgery might be a viable option. There are a wide variety of weight loss surgery options available as well, so individuals interested in these procedures must do their research, talk to their doctors, and think long and hard about the best procedure for them. Of course, individuals should weigh the risks and benefits and make the wisest choice regarding going ahead with weight loss surgery in the light of these results.

Breakfast At Your Desk: Check Out These Unbelievable Pears!

I love pears, and because it's pear season, let's have some with yogurt and granola today, shall we? But, I have to tell you about these crazy grown-in-China pears that look like little babies! Yes, really--pears that look like babies. Here's the story...

A pear farmer in China has figured out how to grow pears that look like little (Buddha) babies. Hao Xianzhang, who has an orchard in northern Hebei province, attaches "baby-shaped fiberglass and plastic molds" to young pears for six months, and the result is sort of creepy, sort of fascinating pears that look like babies.

"People called me crazy," the farmer said to Reuters. "They said I was whimsical and it was impossible to grow baby-shaped fruits. They told me to stop wasting my time and money."

Weight Loss Diets: How To Make Them Work

Do conventional diets help us to reduce weight? Does the food composition of weight loss diets matter? How important is support when losing weight? Linda Smith, an experienced dietitian and nutritional consultant outlines the issues and provides answers.

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As we all know, weight loss diets are big business. And looking at the statistics, it's easy to see why. Currently, an estimated 58 million American adults are overweight (BMI 25+), of whom an estimated 40 million are obese (BMI 30+), 9.6 million are seriously obese and 6 million suffer from super-obesity (BMI 40+). Worldwide statistics on overweight are equally alarming, as reflected in the new word "globesity". In China, the number of overweight people has risen from less than 10 percent to 15 percent in just three years. In Brazil and Colombia, the figure of overweight is about 40 percent - comparable with several European countries. Even sub-Saharan Africa is seeing an increase in obesity, especially among urban women. In all regions, obesity appears to escalate as income increases. And the higher the incidence of obesity, the higher the incidence of weight-related disease, including: type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders like insulin resistance, and cancers of the breast and colon.

Falls Among Elderly Need Study

Preventing life-threatening falls among the elderly requires more investigation into the dynamics of posture and vision in that age group, researchers say.

Writing in the Journal of Gerontology and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, scientists from Australia and the University of Pennsylvania say certain balance problems among older adults haven't been adequately probed.

The study says that risks of falling -- with often dangerous results -- is often linked to an inability to adjust to posture changes and sight problems.

Australian researcher Rebecca Ivers says that relatively simple, cost-effective measures such as updating glasses and having cataract surgery may have a significant impact on falls-prevention in older people. Her team's study found that vision difficulties had a strong association with multiple falling incidents.

Dietary Capsules for Girls: The Route in the Direction of a Slim Determine

Discover what kind of dietary pills suitable for women & how effective it work to burn fat & help women to lose weight fast.

With all the voluptuous figures of ladies on journal spreads and covers, perhaps every girl has been lured into the street in the direction of that whistle-bait physique. They wish to be sexier and slimmer for a whole lot of reasons. They need to look good, possess an enormous quantity of self-confidence and at last bag the person of their dreams. These are the explanation why dietary capsules for women have change into commonplace figures out there these days. A lot of ladies desire to traverse the highway towards a slim figure so that they'll strut their stuff by the beach come summer season and slip into these skintight jeans with full ease.

From Economic Recession to Major Depression

Men and women of all ages are affected by stress-related depression caused by continuing economic decline. However, I have found that mid-life men are particularly vulnerable. In the most extreme cases, emotionally unstable men can resort to violence directed at themselves and others.

I was deeply saddened to learn about Ervin Antonio Lupoe who killed his wife and five children before killing himself on January 27, 2009. According to news reports, 40 year-old Lupoe became distraught after he and his wife lost their jobs as medical technicians at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in West Los Angeles. The underlying reasons that cause a man to kill those he loves and then to take his own life are complex. Yet, the depression and despair from losing his livelihood are important factors.

Lap Band Surgery in Decatur Illinois: Morbid Obesity is No More a Curse for You

An asset named lap band restricts the habit of overeating by reducing your capacity to have food.

Lap Band Surgery in Decatur Illinois gets you rid of the curse of morbid obesity without long sessions of painful exercise, without killing your desires to have food and above all without having a painful and irreversible surgery. All these things make Lap Band Surgery more popular among the morbid residents of Decatur Illinois. More and more surgeons are prescribing Lap Band Surgery as it is less invasive and does not take long to accomplish.

Lap Band Surgery is growing in popularity in Decatur Illinois because it is providing the results which have no match with any other weight loss process. Lap Band Surgery in Decatur Illinois is reversible and adjustable surgery which is quite safe to undergo. If find anyhow patient find it difficult to bear Lap Band anymore then, it can be adjusted again and again after Lap Band Surgery and it can even be removed completely from the body of the patient and patient can lead a normal life again. The success rate of Lap Band Surgery in Decatur Illinois is higher than any other weight loss method.

Lescol

Lescol

Generic Name: fluvastatin (FLOO va sta tin)

Brand Names: Lescol, Lescol XL

What is fluvastatin?

Lescol (fluvastatin) is in a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins." Lescol reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) and triglycerides in the blood, while increasing levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL).

Lescol is used to treat high cholesterol in adults and children who are at least 10 years old. Lowering your cholesterol can help prevent heart disease and hardening of the arteries, conditions that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and vascular disease.